Hunter the raccoon is not sure what he should do when his best friend Stripe starts acting up at preschool.

Little Rabbit takes his favorite toy, Charlie Horse, along for his first day of school and when there is trouble, he blames it all on Charlie.

While trying to prove that he is good enough to be on his high school's varsity basketball team, Nick must also deal with his parents' divorce and erractic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street.

Chabon's second story collection, about couples and families suffused with yearning but crippled by broken love Paralysis in the face of insight afflicts many characters in this stunning volume. In the title story, a boy named Paul does nothing to protect his feral friend Timothy from the scorn of teachers and classmates alike, even though he knows the reasons for Timothy's irritating games. In other stories, a young alpha couple sees a future together...

When Minerva wakes up in a bad mood and nobody notices, she spends an entire day behaving badly--until some loving advice from dad helps turn things around.

A spoiled, demanding young princess who sends her nanny to the far corners of the world in search of the perfect pet finally gets exactly what she deserves.

Pinky, Rex, and Amanda plot revenge on the bad-tempered old woman, Mrs. Morgan, who lives across the street, until Pinky realizes that she is lonely & needs new friends.

When Gilbert forges other students' names on some mean valentines, his trick is soon discovered and his classmates are angry.

When David gets in trouble, he has excuses right up until bedtime, when he realizes he really is sorry.

A child's parents are very naughty in the park, getting dirty, splashing in puddles, and dribbling ice cream.